Collapsible veneer box.



0. C. VFENLASON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

APPLICATlON FILED lULY!0.19I3- RENEWED JULY 22.1915.

1,152,084. Patented Aug. 31,1915.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES ymam BY 4V L. I '1 W? M ATTORN EY 0. C. FENLASON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULYIO. 1913- RENEWED JULY 22,1915. 1,152,084.Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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ORIN FENLASON, 02E RAYMOND, WASHINGTON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedAug. 31, 1915.

Application filed July 10, 1913, Serial No. 778,414. Renewed July 22-,1915 Serial No. 41,390.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORIN O. FnNLAsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Baymond,in the county ofPacific and State of Washington, have invented a new and useand toprovide a simple, strong, practical 15 and easily constructed veneerbox, adapted to be shipped in a knockdown condition to efiect a savingin both space and freight, and capablev of being easily and quicklyarranged for use.

WVith these andother objects in View, the invention consists intheconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible veneerbox, constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is adetailperspective View of one of the bottom members. Fig. 4: is a similar viewof the body strip. .Fig. 5 is a detail View, illustrating another formof the invention. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view, illustratinganother means for securing the terminal. flaps to the supportingportions of the bottomto form the clamping means for engaging the body,

of the box.

Like numerals of reference designate cor-' responding parts in all thefigures of the In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated thepreferred embodiment of the vtion l0 and arranged adjaoentto the uppinvention, 1 designates a rectangular body constructed of a single stripor sheet of veneer of suflicient length to form the sides or walls andto provide overlapped terminal portions 2 and 3. In the form of theinvention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the overlappedterminals are of the same area as the opposite wall of the body and forma wall of two plies or thicknesses, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of thedrawings. The strip, however, may be only of sufiicient length toprovide a short overlapped terminal portion 4, which is secured to theadjacent end 5 of the body strip 6 by staples 7,

or other suitable fastening means. When the endsof the body strip arenot fastened together, the strip may be laid out perfectly fiat, andwhile it is not'essential that both of the terminal portions 2 and 3should be the full length of the two-ply wall, it is preferable to makethem so especially when only one of a pair of bottom strips 8 isemployed to form the bottom of the box. The strip of veneer is scored atthe corners of the box and enables the body either to collapse or to bespread out flat.

The strips 8, which constitute the bottom of the box, are arranged atright angles to each other, and each bottom member consists of aseparate strip or sheet of veneer, scored to form a central bottomportion 9, opposite upwardly extending side supporting portions ormembers 10 and terminal flaps 11, as clearly illustrated'in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. vThe terminal flaps 11, which are folded downwardly andoutwardly, are secured fiat against the outer faces of the supportingportions 10 by a row of stitches 12, extending acrosseach of theterminal flaps 11 and the contiguous supporting porer edge of thelatter. The rowsof stitches 12 are located above the upper ends of theterminal flaps, which have lower free resilient clamping portions forengaging the opposite side walls ofthe body of the box. The supportingportions 10 with their stitched flaps 11 are adapted to be either foldedinwardly upon the bottom portion 9 or spread supporting portions fittingagainst the inner faces of the opposite walls, and the stitched terminalflaps engaging the outer faces of such walls, which are frictionallyolamped between the supporting portions 10 and the flaps 11, when thebottom member is forced downward into'the rectangular body. The otherbottom strip is then placed in the body at right angles to the bottommember first introduced therein. The stitched flaps 11 and thesupporting portions 10 form clamping means, which firmly hold the bottomstrips in engagement with the body strip. and securely retain theoverlapped ends of the latter in frictional engagement body strip andform extensions of the walls 7 when the same are not fastened bystaples.

The supporting portions 10 of the bottom strips project above the upperedges of the thereof and increase the capacity of the receptacle. Thisenables comparatively narrow strips of veneer to be utilized in theformation of the body of the box, and when two bottom stripsareemployed, they form a strong and durable box having a two-ply bottomand adapted for handling fruit, vegetables or any similar commodity.Also with the double bottom strip construction, there are no staplesexposed at the interior of the box to come incontact with the contentsthereof even when the terminals of the body strip are fastened together.When it is desired to construct a cheaper box, one

7 of the crossed bottom strips may be omitted.

The terminal flaps are of less area than the .inner supporting portionsand they terthe supporting portions of the bottom of the v minate shortof the lower edges of the body. Instead of stitching the terminal flapsto box, various other fastening means may be employed, and in Fig. 6 ofthe drawing is. illustrated a metallic binding strip 13, which not onlysecures the terminal flaps to the supporting portions but reinforces thesaid parts and materially increases the durability of the box. i

The metallic binding strip 18, which is constructed of thinsheetmetal,is bent longitudinally to form inner and outer side flanges 14: betweenwhich the supporting portion and the terminal flap are gripped Thebinding strip may be simply stamped on the veneer, or it may bepositively fastened to the same by any additional means.

comprising a collapsible body, and a bot- What is claimed is 1. Acollapsible or knockdown veneer box tom strip of veneer consisting of abottom portion, upwardly extending side members fitted against theopposite side walls of the body, and terminal flaps folded downwardlyand secured flat against the side members and having free resilientlower portions which frictionally engage and clamp the said side wallsof the box between them and the side members of the bottom strip.

2. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box comprising a collapsible body,and a bottom strip of veneer consisting'of a bottom portion, upwardlyextendingside members, and terminal flaps folded downwardly and stitchedfiat against the side members and having free resilient lower portionswhich frictionally engage and clamp the opposite side walls of the bodybetween them and the side members of the bottom strip substantiallythroughout the entire length of the said side walls.

3. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box including a body, and a bottomstrip of veneer scored at intervals to form a bottom portion, upwardlyextending side members,

free resilient portions of the terminal flaps,

whereby the said side walls are frictionally engaged and clampedsubstantially throughout their entire length.

i. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box including a'collapsible bodyconsisting of a strip of veneer scored at the corners of the box andhaving overlapped terminals, and a bottom strip of veneer scored to forma bottom portion, upwardly extending side members, and terminal flapswhich are folded downwardly and secured fiat against the outer faces ofthe side members adjacent to the upper 'edgesthereof, the lower portionsof the flaps being free and resilient, and the said bottom strip beingfitted within the body and the overlapped terminals thereof 2 and theopposite wall of the said body being inserted betweenthe free resilient,portions of the flaps and the side members, whereby the overlappedportions of the body strip and the opposite side wall are frictionallyengaged and clamped substantially throughout their entire length.

5. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box including a collapsible body,and crossed bottom strips fitted within the body, each bottom stripbeing scored at intervals to form a bottom portion, upwardly extendingsupporting portions, and terminals flaps which are folded downwardly andstitched fiatagainst the outer faces of the side mem- 1,152,oae 3 bers,the lower portions of the said flaps be- In testimony, that I claim theforegoing ing free and resilient and the opposite walls as my own, Ihave hereto atfixed my signaof the body being inserted between thereture in the presence of two witnesses.

silient terminal portions of the flaps and the ORIN C. FENLASON. 5 sidemembers, whereby the said walls are Witnesses:

frietionally engaged and clamped substan- JOHN H. SIGGnRs,

tially throughout their entire length. DAVID R. WAGNER.

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